Restaurant woos new culinary director with high-end background

BONITA SPRINGS — DeRomo’s Gourmet Market & Restaurant named hospitality industry veteran LJ Cousson as director of culinary.

Cousson, with nearly two decades as executive sous chef for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in the Washington, D.C., area, in addition to other career stops, will oversee customer service and product supply, according to a statement. Cousson will also enhance market and restaurant food items at DeRomo’s and create an in-season menu that features a wider variety of famous Italian seafood dishes, the release adds.